Thomas Wattles

Thomas G.
Wattles was the founder of DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (founded in 2002) and served as the Executive Chairman from 2011 to 2016.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Delin Property Asset Management UK Ltd. since 2023, a Director at Advance Desarrollo S de RL de CV, and a Director at Ground Lease Reit, Inc. since 2020.
In his former positions, Mr. Wattles was the Executive Chairman at DCT Industrial Operating Partnership LP.
He also served as an Independent Director at Regency Centers Corp.
from 2011 to 2023, Managing Director at Security Capital Corp.
(Connecticut) from 1991 to 2002, Director at ProLogis from 1992 to 2002, and Chief Investment Officer & Managing Director at Security Capital Group, Inc. from 1997 to 2002.
Additionally, he was an Independent Director at Columbia Property Trust, Inc. from 2013 to 2021.
Mr. Wattles has an educational background with an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.